PPT-Descriptive

Statistics Measures of Central Tendency Measures of Central Tendency A measure of central tendency is a value that represents a typical or central entry of a data set The three most commonly used measures of central tendency are. Types of Biological Data. Summary Descriptive Statistics. Measures of Central Tendency. Measures of Dispersion. Assignments. Scales of Measurement: General Comments . Any observation or experiment in biology involves the collection of information (observe plants). Add subtopics here. What is Descriptive . Writing?. What is Descriptive Writing?. The primary purpose of descriptive writing is to describe a  person, . place or thing in such away that a picture is formed in the reader's . Specific, Concrete Nouns. Precise nouns help your reader really see what you are describing.. General: Our neighbor Boo gave us several things and saved our lives.. Specific: Boo was our neighbor. He gave use two soap dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of good-luck pennies, and our lives. ~Harper Lee. To write a . descriptive. essay, you’ll need to describe a person, object, or event so vividly that the reader feels like he/she could reach out and touch it.. What do you smell? . What do you taste? . Descriptive Writing. A writer has 3 ways to communicate a message (1) . imply. ing it, (2) . tell. ing it, or (3) . show. ing it. Each type has its own specific and important purpose. Writing that “shows” is usually clearest and has the greatest impact. On a clean page in your Writer’s Notebook, write today’s. date . and label the page, . “Imagery and Descriptive Language”. Inspirational Quote. “Think of yourself as a focusing a camera . lense. ECF Arbiter Seminar - Material by CAA. Notation. Algebraic notation should be used as given in Appendix C of the Laws of Chess.. Some older British players still use descriptive. Therefore knowing descriptive is useful but will not be taught in this course (though these notes will show the moves in descriptive for info).. Writing . What is a descriptive essay?. It . is a written assignment intended to describe the subject matter to the readers so that they get a complete understanding of the subject based on your description. It is a creative, personal, or simply artistic essay. Descriptive essay aims at creating a deeply involved and vivid experience for the reader. It is achieved not through facts and statistics as research paper but using detailed observations and descriptions.. Dr. Lam. TECM 4250. Two Types of Content in your Manual. Descriptive content – Used to provide context and support your intended audience. Procedural content – Used to tell your reader exactly what to do. Beginning Writing. Four Paragraph Essay. 4 – 7 – 7 – 3. Introduction. Body 1. Body 2. Conclusion. Introduction Paragraph. 4 – 7 – 7 – 3. The hook – Something that gets the reader interested, such as a question, statement, description, statistic, or fact.. Warm-Up . –. . Complete in notebook on a left page. What does the bold word in each sentence mean?. To complete the class project, all the students must . cooperate. .. The . co-directors. of the film are a brother and sister.. . . What is descriptive feedback?. . Feedback…... Focuses on . providing information. to the student with the . goal of improving. what is being addressed. . Allows the student to adjust and . LO: How can using a simile or metaphor help improve my descriptive writing?. The Sun. . The sun is like a pool of golden snakes glistening in the sky, slithering in circles.. The sun is like a ball, yellow and shining.. Descriptive Statistics Part I Each slide has its own narration in an audio file. For the explanation of any slide click on the audio icon to start it. Professor Friedman's Statistics Course by H & L Friedman is licensed under a